UN secretary general urges deal in Burma

The UN secretary-general has urged Burma’s military government and its main pro-democracy party to reach an agreement under which the opposition party – led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi – will attend a constitution-drafting convention.

Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party said yesterday it will not attend the convention, which starts on Monday, because the junta has refused to release Suu Kyi from house arrest and accept other demands.